The Rotary Club of Hamilton AM welcomed Bill Curran, an exceptional local architect with CGS Architects, Hamilton to its February 5, 2025 club meeting. During his presentation he showed pictures of amazing examples of architecture, past and present, the world over.
Bill Curran is an architect, architecture teacher and writer who has practised on a wide range of architecture, interiors and urban design projects across Canada, the USA and internationally in his 40 years of professional experience. He also undertakes real estate development projects.
CGS’s buildings and interiors aspire to be thoughtful, engaging and to transcend the ordinary. They are understated, sophisticated, contemporary architecture that seeks to subvert accepted paradigms.
Their notable projects range from a 3 million square foot urban neighbourhood under design to high rise housing, civic buildings, restaurants and bars and wineries, university and college buildings, affordable housing and cutting-edge workplaces. Locally, they include Mohawk College i-Wing, Good Shepherd Square, the Lister Building, Rapscallion Restaurant, Capital Bar, The Reservoir Dogs townhomes, Wentworth Lodge and McMaster Family Health Clinics.
Their notable projects range from a 3 million square foot urban neighbourhood under design to high rise housing, civic buildings, restaurants and bars and wineries, university and college buildings, affordable housing and cutting-edge workplaces. Locally, they include Mohawk College i-Wing, Good Shepherd Square, the Lister Building, Rapscallion Restaurant, Capital Bar, The Reservoir Dogs townhomes, Wentworth Lodge and McMaster Family Health Clinics.
CGS has received over 20 design awards for their innovative work, and their work has been published internationally in books and journals.
Bill is a Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, a member of the Ontario Association of Architects, holds a LEED AP professional designation in sustainable design, has taught undergraduate architecture for over 30 years, and mentors intern architects and students.
